11. Maison Coudert, La bachellerie

Born on December 26, 1874, in Davignac, he began traveling after completing his military service in 1898. He married Marie Estrade (1878–) in Davignac on February 11, 1899; the daughter of a merchant from Langle, where the couple lived until 1920 before buying a house in La Bachelerie. His wife was very involved in his business activities, handling the secretarial work and all the bookkeeping. Later, she performed the same duties for her son Raymond. She even accompanied him on his business trips after World War I until his retirement in 1920. His clientele was located in the North and Normandy, with a few clients in Belgium. He traveled by train and then by local transportation, such as trams and buses. He made two trips a year. He was registered as a resident in Pauillac at his brother’s home. Discover Davignac’s other wine merchants’ houses with the “Houses in the City” discovery